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brian flores has more. >> reporter: good afternoon. the question of whether kresh crab was gonna be served in time for christmastime appears to have been answered. it appears there's been an agreement between crab fisherman and brokers. now what, was at stake was the price per bound. fish brokers wanted to drop the price at below $3 and the owners thought $lee low $3. there was -- belee $3. there was a scheduled -- below $3. there was a scheduled meeting but it's been pushed back. the exact details are not released but they will take after the meeting this afternoon. many fishermen say they are anxious to get on the water as well. if all goes well, they will begin head out as early as tomorrow or the early part of next week as i'm sure many of these restaurants are looking forward to -- to having having fresh crab. more on this at 5:00 and 6:00. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> scientists in santa cruz county are trying to figure out why hundreds of large humboldt skid are washing up to beaches. they are all
brian flores has more. >> reporter: good afternoon. the question of whether kresh crab was gonna be served in time for christmastime appears to have been answered. it appears there's been an agreement between crab fisherman and brokers. now what, was at stake was the price per bound. fish brokers wanted to drop the price at below $3 and the owners thought $lee low $3. there was -- belee $3. there was a scheduled -- below $3. there was a scheduled meeting but it's been pushed back. the...
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. >> i am brian flores, let's take a look at our weather, merry christmas to you rosemary. >> yes, we have splash and dash showers out there and eventually it will be a steady rain and with that rain will come wind as well and maybe hail and lightning. looking at storm tracker 2, wind doppler radars you can see all over southern california is where the steady rain is and a few scattered showers are in and around fairfield right up to air base parkway and if we shift, we have more rain over napa reported earlier this morning and i am tracking scattered showers and i will have a timeline later of what you can expect of what and went coming up, good morning, tara. >>> we have video coming into our newsroom. this is an accident and a sig alert was issued just of a 5:15 this morning. we understand one lane is open now and at least three vehicles are involved and a lot of fuel is being die certificated. -- diverted. you can see headlights are in concord and they are moving along nicely, let's head back to the desk. >>> we are covering a three- alarm fire at a commercial building in campbell
. >> i am brian flores, let's take a look at our weather, merry christmas to you rosemary. >> yes, we have splash and dash showers out there and eventually it will be a steady rain and with that rain will come wind as well and maybe hail and lightning. looking at storm tracker 2, wind doppler radars you can see all over southern california is where the steady rain is and a few scattered showers are in and around fairfield right up to air base parkway and if we shift, we have more...
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brian flores is headed there as we speak and we will bring you more as we get more information. >>> an apartment fire has left six people homeless. these are pictures out at the scene where you can see crews are still there. the fire started a couple of hours on copperfield avenue near the bart station. now some units on both floors of the building were gutted. woman one said she saw -- one woman said she saw fire and firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to the other units and fortunately nobody was hurt. one woman said the fire was set intentionally and the head of the fire department will ultimately determine the cause. >>> allie rasmus joins us from oakland with more on the investigation into how another fire started in an appliance building. >> reporter: it was firefighters from oakland 29 who responded to this fire and they were already pretty familiar with the building because it was the same spot they put out another fire in the last four months. >> reporter: the building that burned used to be an plaints who -- appliance shop and they got a report of a fire co
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. >> and i'm brian flores. i don't like walking through a freezer but it feels like it. >> it's very cold. >> meat locker out there. >> yeah. >> it's cold. until doubt about it. under clear skies and the wind has tailed off for most. almost getting to the longest night of the year. doesn't take much to get into the 20s. santa rosa in there. napa in there. other locations are very, very close. it will be sunny today but it will be a darn cold morning. here is sal. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well around the bay area. as a matter of fact, we will go to san francisco and take a look at northbound 101 actually we are going to start with westbound 24. first. and then look at 101. 24 westbound looks good between walnut creek and oakland. if you are driving in san francisco here it is. northbound 101 traffic looks good approaching the 80 split. we are coming up on 4:30. let's go back to brian and pam. >>> we do begin with breaking news at a fire. ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega joins us
. >> and i'm brian flores. i don't like walking through a freezer but it feels like it. >> it's very cold. >> meat locker out there. >> yeah. >> it's cold. until doubt about it. under clear skies and the wind has tailed off for most. almost getting to the longest night of the year. doesn't take much to get into the 20s. santa rosa in there. napa in there. other locations are very, very close. it will be sunny today but it will be a darn cold morning. here is sal....
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. >> and i am brian flores in for dave clark. where is rosemary orozco? >> yes, we do continue with a flood watch for parts of sonoma county and the flood will rise another foot before it crests. it is around sonoma county and in the area of boeheim highway and we'll see minor flooding which will be taking place and i will show you what you can expect for christmas eve coming up, here is tara moriarty. >>> some flooding near the sonoma raceway, just be aware it is causing some delays. san francisco you can see traffic on the right as you make your way towards fso and traffic is flowing well into san francisco, let's head back to the desk. >>> police are searching for a missing man. police say he may be in a creek in fairfax. here is alex savage who will report on what happened just moments before the man went missing. here is alex. >> reporter: the search has been temporarily called off for this man at the creek and the police chief just told me a short time ago, they will be back out here and searchers will later on this morning at first light continue t
. >> and i am brian flores in for dave clark. where is rosemary orozco? >> yes, we do continue with a flood watch for parts of sonoma county and the flood will rise another foot before it crests. it is around sonoma county and in the area of boeheim highway and we'll see minor flooding which will be taking place and i will show you what you can expect for christmas eve coming up, here is tara moriarty. >>> some flooding near the sonoma raceway, just be aware it is causing...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:34. in michigan, unions want to recall the governor after he pushed through two "right to work" laws. [. >> we are michigan! >> reporter: she is union members tried to storm the skate capitol yesterday. but the state police in riot gear, they blocked them. the republican-dominated house ignored democrats who wanted to delay passing those law us. it was passed through a lame- duck session. >> i don't see a need to have a public signing ceremony to overemphasize it. this is about us being michigan people. >> the state of michigan now becomes the 24th right to work state in america. it prevents unions from requiring private or public sector workers to pay dues. >>> just about 20 minutes ago, house speaker john boehner talked about a private phone conversation he had with president obama last night about that fiscal cliff situation. >> there were some offers that were exchanged back and forth yesterday. you know, the president and i had a pretty frank conversation about just how far apart we
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:34. in michigan, unions want to recall the governor after he pushed through two "right to work" laws. [. >> we are michigan! >> reporter: she is union members tried to storm the skate capitol yesterday. but the state police in riot gear, they blocked them. the republican-dominated house ignored democrats who wanted to delay passing those law us. it was passed through a lame- duck session. >> i don't see a need to have...
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the justices are meeting in conference right now and brian flores is in the castro district with what we might hear from the high court today. >> reporter: we're expecting some type of action from the u.s. supreme court on proposition 8 which is the state ruling on same-sex marriage. there may be no action at all. this is a similar situation what wee saw on monday where the justices -- we saw on monday where the justices were deciding the case. the first decision, they could refuse to lower the ruling and that would mean that prop 8 is illegal and then gay marriages could happen next week. the second, the court could decide to hear the case and if that happens, a ruling could come by -- could come by june next year and then any action would be put on hold until further notice. as we take it back out here live, we'll keep you updated on the situation and we'll get any reaction if any ruling is done, brian flores, back to you. >>> john boehner says he wants to negotiate directly with president obama. he has asked that senate leaders and house minority leader nancy pelosi be excluded fro
the justices are meeting in conference right now and brian flores is in the castro district with what we might hear from the high court today. >> reporter: we're expecting some type of action from the u.s. supreme court on proposition 8 which is the state ruling on same-sex marriage. there may be no action at all. this is a similar situation what wee saw on monday where the justices -- we saw on monday where the justices were deciding the case. the first decision, they could refuse to...
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brian flores is live to tell us what is happening right now. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is the one-year anniversary of the movement. what you are seeing behind me is a group of foreclosed or about to be foreclosed homeowners that decided to occupy this bank branch in bayview. [chanting] >> reporter: the group which included members of the naacp started marching around 11:00 and were able to enter their way into the bank going past guards and setting up crime scene around the bank. the group says they are ed fed up about the amount of foreclosures and racist lending in the bayview. some say they just want wells fargo to modify their loans fairly. >> i've witnessed many people first -- i've met many people face to face across san francisco, heard stories of people across the country, i've noticed the specific story of larry folkes who is being evicted from wells fargo from a house that belonged to his family for many decades. >> i've been personally affected by this. not as a homeowner but a renter. in the last two years, the homes that i have been in have been forecl
brian flores is live to tell us what is happening right now. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is the one-year anniversary of the movement. what you are seeing behind me is a group of foreclosed or about to be foreclosed homeowners that decided to occupy this bank branch in bayview. [chanting] >> reporter: the group which included members of the naacp started marching around 11:00 and were able to enter their way into the bank going past guards and setting up crime scene around the...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> 7:31. a bomb squad in san mateo had to be called in to remove some old chemicals inside a home. that he had been in a house on parrot drive for years and were actually -- they had been in a on parroted drive for years and the bomb squad detonated them in front of the yard. no one was hurt. >>> later today, vice president joe biden meets with lawmakers from all over the country. yesterday, president obama appointed the vice president to lead a task force on how to prevent other tragedies like the shooting in connecticut. stay with us for more coverage on the connecticut school shooting. coming up at 7:42, we'll go back live to newtown, connecticut, we'll show you some of the special tributes honoring the victims. and you will hear more information about where the gunman's mother was day the before that shoot -- days before that shooting. >>> a bitter legal fight is now over. lawyers for thomas kincaid's estranged widow and girlfriend say they've settled his multi- million dollar estate. we s
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. >>> 7:31. a bomb squad in san mateo had to be called in to remove some old chemicals inside a home. that he had been in a house on parrot drive for years and were actually -- they had been in a on parroted drive for years and the bomb squad detonated them in front of the yard. no one was hurt. >>> later today, vice president joe biden meets with lawmakers from all over the country. yesterday, president obama...
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ktvu's brian flores is out at a facility in san francisco now. how busy is it out there, brian? >> reporter: well, dave, i mean you hit it on the head. 200 packages per second. 19million packages that will be sent from thanksgiving all the way through the las holidays. go ahead and take a look for yourselves. things are definitely busy here at one of the fed-ex facilities here. and to talk more about how busy it is, let's bring in the operations manager. i mean, talk to us about how busy it is out here. it's really busy? >> yes. everything has been busy. we haven't seen a slowdown. things have been good. all of the employees are here. its all hands ondeck. we have had 110 to 120 employees here this morning. and then later on we'll have 200 employees here to get the packages out in the afternoon. >> reporter: why are you expecting the biggest shipping day today? >> we see an increase in online shop -- we've seen an increase in online, things bought over the internet. things have increased area thanksgiving. we just did a huge increase. >> one of the biggest questions i get -- is
ktvu's brian flores is out at a facility in san francisco now. how busy is it out there, brian? >> reporter: well, dave, i mean you hit it on the head. 200 packages per second. 19million packages that will be sent from thanksgiving all the way through the las holidays. go ahead and take a look for yourselves. things are definitely busy here at one of the fed-ex facilities here. and to talk more about how busy it is, let's bring in the operations manager. i mean, talk to us about how busy...
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. >>> good morning, everybody i'm brian flores. it's friday december 28th. >> and i'm claudine wong. steve, you medical examinerred the cold. you mentioned the rain. who needs to bring that umbrella today? >> anybody in the north or along the coast. how is that? >> that is good. [ laughter ] >> we have a system coming in. it's a weak system. still every system that is coming in has been producing some kind of rain. it's a much weaker system. a lot of cloud cover in advance of that. it will be cloudy and cold today for some. here is tara. >>> thanks, steve. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. and 280 in san jose traffic looking good near ray street. let's head back to the desk. >>> we begin with breaking news and a violent couple hours in oakland. three people were killed in two separate incidents. a double shooting and a stabbing. alex savidge is live on walnut street where a woman was killed a few hours ago. >> this is still an active crime scene for oakland police. what they found here this morning was a woman that was s
. >>> good morning, everybody i'm brian flores. it's friday december 28th. >> and i'm claudine wong. steve, you medical examinerred the cold. you mentioned the rain. who needs to bring that umbrella today? >> anybody in the north or along the coast. how is that? >> that is good. [ laughter ] >> we have a system coming in. it's a weak system. still every system that is coming in has been producing some kind of rain. it's a much weaker system. a lot of cloud cover...
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brian floors -- brian flores has more. >> reporter: they are planning to put this to a final vote. as many people, this issue is very controversial. if it's anything like the many, you can plan to see many who showed up in full force to show up like that again. many stripped off their clothes to show their displeasure on this ban. we are expecting this same thing today as supervisors take the final vote. what this ordinance does is prohibits nudity on city streets, plazas, sidewalks and other places. many nudists say that being naked promotes free speech. some people don't like public nudity at all and welcome the ban. >> people walking around with little kids, families, even in the castro there are families. i don't -- if i had children, i wouldn't want them having to look at that. it's not -- it makes me angry. it just makes me angry. >> back out here live, the first fine would be $100, the second offense $200 and then after that, up to $500 and then some jail time. if there are more offenses. this ordinance, if it does pass is expected to take place on february 1st. the meeting
brian floors -- brian flores has more. >> reporter: they are planning to put this to a final vote. as many people, this issue is very controversial. if it's anything like the many, you can plan to see many who showed up in full force to show up like that again. many stripped off their clothes to show their displeasure on this ban. we are expecting this same thing today as supervisors take the final vote. what this ordinance does is prohibits nudity on city streets, plazas, sidewalks and...
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coming up at 7:00 ktvu brian flores is out there as well. he will bring us a live update on everything that is happening there. >>> classes will resume this morning at san jose city college. that is following a campus lock down. investigators say a man called police at about 4:00 yesterday afternoon. claiming that someone had a gun at the technology building. students were evacuated at about 5:00. expect for the technology building. where students there had to be padded down before being allowed to leave. >> we started clearing the building and looking for the suspect or person matching that description that was given to us. did not find anyone matching that description. >> the last students were not allowed to leave that technology building until just about after 8:00 last night. this happened right in the middle of finals week. officers have not opinion able to trace the original 911 call. the colleges president told us here at ktvu news that they are purchasing surveillance cameras for the campus. >>> time now 6:36. in 30 minutes from rig
coming up at 7:00 ktvu brian flores is out there as well. he will bring us a live update on everything that is happening there. >>> classes will resume this morning at san jose city college. that is following a campus lock down. investigators say a man called police at about 4:00 yesterday afternoon. claiming that someone had a gun at the technology building. students were evacuated at about 5:00. expect for the technology building. where students there had to be padded down before...
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. >>> good morning everybody, i am brian flores in for dave clark. >> and i am claudine wong in for pam cook. mark is here for steve and i am liking your forecast. >>> we have been advertising a break-in the rain and as far as temperatures, we are off to a cool start in the of 40s. more cloud cover this morning. >>> i am tracking some more shower chances and i will have more on that in a few minutes. tara has an update on traffic. good morning tara. >>> this is a live look at 880, a lot more folks are out on the roadways this morning and this is a look at 237 near milpitas, traffic is moving on the right- hand side, let's head back to the desk. >>> we begin with breaking news. christian captain is there and what are police saying? >> well, the number one thing is that there were no officers injured. >> reporter: the one suspect in this case is dead. it's still a very active investigation on creek side drive. walnut creek police said it was a domestic violence case which ended in gunfire. there is more than a dozen cruisers from walnut creek police and from the contra costa area. then wa
. >>> good morning everybody, i am brian flores in for dave clark. >> and i am claudine wong in for pam cook. mark is here for steve and i am liking your forecast. >>> we have been advertising a break-in the rain and as far as temperatures, we are off to a cool start in the of 40s. more cloud cover this morning. >>> i am tracking some more shower chances and i will have more on that in a few minutes. tara has an update on traffic. good morning tara. >>>...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:37. we're still gonna get you to where you need to go. particularly tara, the east bay, not looking good? >> yeah, union city, hayward, 880 is congested. let's take a look at the maps. we have an accident on the shoulder at whipple road. this is in the southbound direction. it's causing some delays and we have the center line blocked at 880 southbound at jackson street. across the bray here, you can see we have another accident, i- 80 northbound at the 92 split. give yourself some extra time because it looks like there's a lot of debris in the roadway, they have moved it over. at the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see that traffic is backed up. the metering lights are on. highway 4, you can see we have slow traffic westbound. they are a little bit more of a breeze kicking in. that's going to help stir things around. there were some pockets of fog. so far it just seems to be cloudy to mostly cloudy. a little bit cooler. 51. 52, santa rosa and a little breeze is also helping stir things up and keep the temperatures. but a northwest breeze i
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:37. we're still gonna get you to where you need to go. particularly tara, the east bay, not looking good? >> yeah, union city, hayward, 880 is congested. let's take a look at the maps. we have an accident on the shoulder at whipple road. this is in the southbound direction. it's causing some delays and we have the center line blocked at 880 southbound at jackson street. across the bray here, you can see we have another accident, i- 80...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:33. crews will be shutting down part of a busy contra costa road today because of a potential sinkhole. right now, one lane of marsh creek road in clayton is closed. crews are trying to fix the road because a culvert has failed and a potential sinkhole is starting to form. at 9:00 this morning, marsh creek will be completely shut down between deer valley road and pine lane. drivers will be reouted but people who live in the area will still have access to their homes. >>> 8:34. sal is watching that and everything else. you are starting in contra costa county, though. >> that's right the we're looking at highway 4 to start this report off. highway 4 looks pretty good. it's improved a little bit. there goes b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. is a good way to get there. if you are driving late this morning, it could be a benefit for you. 680 is slow. looking at the toll plaza, it's -- that's improve the quite a bit. it's still about a 15-minute delay. you can see the traffic coming in from 880 is lighter. if
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:33. crews will be shutting down part of a busy contra costa road today because of a potential sinkhole. right now, one lane of marsh creek road in clayton is closed. crews are trying to fix the road because a culvert has failed and a potential sinkhole is starting to form. at 9:00 this morning, marsh creek will be completely shut down between deer valley road and pine lane. drivers will be reouted but people who live in the area will still have...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:35. four people including three firefighters still in the hospital this morning after a very serious crash in orinda. it happened yesterday morning on eastbound highway 24 near wilder road. it all started with an suv after crashing in the center divide. while one of the drivers and three firefighters were standing on the right shoulder. another suv lost control and pushed another car into them. all of them were rushed to the hospital with major injuries. >>> that big weekend storm brought a lot of problems to the south bay and utility workers and law enforcement worked overtime. a man, a woman and a child were stuck in that car after flooding on east capitol on mantague expressway. people are pumping water out of parks. a lot of people living in milpitas started to stock up an sand -- on stand bags. >> you know how storms are, they are very unpredictable. i think we're in good condition to tackle the next storm. in mountain view, a tree tapled down in the apartment. there -- toppled down
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:35. four people including three firefighters still in the hospital this morning after a very serious crash in orinda. it happened yesterday morning on eastbound highway 24 near wilder road. it all started with an suv after crashing in the center divide. while one of the drivers and three firefighters were standing on the right shoulder. another suv lost control and pushed another car into them. all of them were rushed to the hospital with major...
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ktvu channel 2 reporter brian flores joins us from pleasanton where two of the four robberies happened. brian. >> reporter: the main question is whether all these pharmacy robberies are related. we are live here though in front of a rite aid off the 2800 block here in pleasanton. this particular location was robbed around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. but there were also pharmacy robberies at a lucky pharmacy location not too far from here around 6:15 last night. there was a third attempted robbery that may or may not be related that happened a the the 7400 block of dublin boulevard in dublin around 12:40 yesterday. and now we are hearing there was a fourth attempted robbery at a cvs around 5:30 yesterday. a man or men walked up to the pharmacist with a demand note stating he had a gun and wanted some type of opiate based narcotics. when the pharmacist said no the man fled on foot. who police are looking for this morning is either a white or middle eastern man with a beard in his mid 30s around 5'3" and 150 pounds. and another man 5'7" and 200 pounds. we are live in pleasanton i'm brian f
ktvu channel 2 reporter brian flores joins us from pleasanton where two of the four robberies happened. brian. >> reporter: the main question is whether all these pharmacy robberies are related. we are live here though in front of a rite aid off the 2800 block here in pleasanton. this particular location was robbed around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. but there were also pharmacy robberies at a lucky pharmacy location not too far from here around 6:15 last night. there was a third attempted...
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live here in san francisco brian flores. >> it's a great story. when yo you see my friend willie brown tell him i'm proud of him. >>> we have traffic to tell you about. what happened in the east bay in >> we have an accident in orinda. it looks like an injury accident. it is cold out there today. and the roads very slick on san pablo dam road. this is an overturned car. so again drive slowly. up next san francisco 101 looking good in both directions. traffic on the right there southbound toward sfo no delays. let's take a look at another bay area bridge. no delays to report. traffic on the right hand side there westbound as you make the drive toward foster city. let's check in with steve. i wasn't expecting that black ice. >> well, we had the rain friday night and saturday morning. i think most of it is about gone though. i'm looking to see if my computer -- hold on. don't go anywhere. i don't think it loaded. >> you think the cold air got to it? >> yeah. >> froze up. that occasionally happens. >> isn't that a beautiful picture i painted for you?
live here in san francisco brian flores. >> it's a great story. when yo you see my friend willie brown tell him i'm proud of him. >>> we have traffic to tell you about. what happened in the east bay in >> we have an accident in orinda. it looks like an injury accident. it is cold out there today. and the roads very slick on san pablo dam road. this is an overturned car. so again drive slowly. up next san francisco 101 looking good in both directions. traffic on the right...
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ktvu's brian flores is there, too. what are they so eager to buy, brian? >> reporter: well, dave, you know what, first off, when you go out there shopping today, you need to be patient especially when it comes to hot- ticket items. and here at the newpark, the hot ticket item was the jordan shoes and that just spilled over to tension seen this morning. now, chopper 2 was over the scene when it happened. there was a confrontation among those waiting in line for the shoes. from what we understand, a particular shoe store called sheik was to hand out raffle tickets. the policy was first come/first served but when someone came out to hand out those tickets, a huge crowd yam bushed that person and that's how the you are cause started -- how the ruck cause started. there were -- ruckus started. there were police surrounding the area. they are letting some people in the shoe store right now, from what we understand. >> i just came to get the shoes for my girlfriend. but now -- can't do it now. jordans everybody would do anything for some jordans but back in the d
ktvu's brian flores is there, too. what are they so eager to buy, brian? >> reporter: well, dave, you know what, first off, when you go out there shopping today, you need to be patient especially when it comes to hot- ticket items. and here at the newpark, the hot ticket item was the jordan shoes and that just spilled over to tension seen this morning. now, chopper 2 was over the scene when it happened. there was a confrontation among those waiting in line for the shoes. from what we...
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brian flores is outside glide memorial church. you've been out there since this morning. what's going on? >> reporter: a sea of people, at least a block long. thousands of people in line. some have been here as early as yesterday afternoon to get a free meal. every year, grace memorial church does this children where any give a bag of groceries for those who need it. this year, the church expects to give 5,500 bags of groceries. people have been in line hoping to get chicken, turkey, potatoes, pasta, beans and i many of -- and these items many of us take advantage of every day. many of these people with homeless. >> we see a lot of growing seniors accessing our services. it's doubling and tripling compared to years in the past. if you look at the demographics, the senior population is growing because the baby boomers are getting older and more people are getting on social security and disability as they reach the older years and they are really tight on money. >> reporter: and organizers say because the amount of people expected to arrive, they may have to turn people awa
brian flores is outside glide memorial church. you've been out there since this morning. what's going on? >> reporter: a sea of people, at least a block long. thousands of people in line. some have been here as early as yesterday afternoon to get a free meal. every year, grace memorial church does this children where any give a bag of groceries for those who need it. this year, the church expects to give 5,500 bags of groceries. people have been in line hoping to get chicken, turkey,...
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brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, brian. >>> 7:37. a heads up for commuters in san francisco. muni reports that the powell street cable car line will remain out of service this morning. >> the problem, a defective piece of cable. transit officials say motor coach shuttles are being used as a backup. >>> a san francisco cab company is offering free cab rides this new year's eve. luxor cabs will give a free ride home to people leaving bars and restaurants. you must mention berg industry lawyers to get a free ride. only fares under $35 will be free. >> and there are police officers out there tonight. they will be watching. >> yes. >> so be careful. >>> tara, you are talking about free rides? >> that's right. muni will be offering free rides. that's tonight from 8:00 until 6:00 tomorrow morning. caltrain and samtrans also offering free rides after 11:00. -- as well as vta from 7:00 this evening until 4:00 in the morning. b.a.r.t. will be offering extended service. so no excuses to drink and drive. right now we're gonna take a live look at
brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, brian. >>> 7:37. a heads up for commuters in san francisco. muni reports that the powell street cable car line will remain out of service this morning. >> the problem, a defective piece of cable. transit officials say motor coach shuttles are being used as a backup. >>> a san francisco cab company is offering free cab rides this new year's eve. luxor cabs will give a free ride home to people leaving bars and...
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brian flores is in concord to tell us where the woman was when she was targeted, brian? >> reporter: yes, we are live here at the sun valley mall and the mall closes in another hour but concord police are looking for somebody who tried to steal the items from that woman here in the macy's parking lot. we have limited details but from what we understand, it is being reported that the woman was just arriving here at the mall when they reported something. they are still not clear if it was a gun and the man pointed a gun at the woman's head and she did not have any cash at the time so she gave her driver's license and credit cards instead. he then pushed her to the ground and she ran to the macy's and then she called police. still very limited details on the car description as well as the suspect but concord police are investigating. they are warning shoppers not just here in concord but wherever you are going shopping, just be vigilant and be aware of your surroundings. >>> parking ticket payment system reportedly held on to 3 $16,000 in over pavements it should have refun
brian flores is in concord to tell us where the woman was when she was targeted, brian? >> reporter: yes, we are live here at the sun valley mall and the mall closes in another hour but concord police are looking for somebody who tried to steal the items from that woman here in the macy's parking lot. we have limited details but from what we understand, it is being reported that the woman was just arriving here at the mall when they reported something. they are still not clear if it was a...
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ktvu channel 2 reporter brian floor rose is live -- brian flores is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. in terms of the rain, the rain has let up here quite considerably. we're taking a look at the southbound 101, it's starting to pick up there. steve paulson has been talking about it all morning. we're not expecting a huge amount of rain from this storm. but the ground is saturated, especially from last week's storm. there's lots of pockets of water in the roadways and some businesses and residents and even commuters are not taking any chances this morning. one of those businesses is goodman's lumber in mill valley. storeowners and employees placed sandbags there and kept them because of the rain. the store that sells a lot of rain gear became flooded this past wednesday. they say they didn't want to take any chances with this new set of storms. are you worried about tomorrow morning? >> hopefully it will not be that bad. >> i'm getting ready. i know it's coming. i know it's coming. so yeah, trying to get it all ready tonight. >> reporter: we did drive by the store earlier thi
ktvu channel 2 reporter brian floor rose is live -- brian flores is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. in terms of the rain, the rain has let up here quite considerably. we're taking a look at the southbound 101, it's starting to pick up there. steve paulson has been talking about it all morning. we're not expecting a huge amount of rain from this storm. but the ground is saturated, especially from last week's storm. there's lots of pockets of water in the roadways and some...
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brian flores has more. brian? >> reporter: emergency crews finished up a few minutes ago. both lanes of highway 35 are reopen. besigned me is the general area where this car went off the cliff here. lights just started showing up here. but still very dark out here, as you can see. emergency crews and the california highway patrol, they were hoping to get the car that drove off the cliff. the car drove off the cliff 100 to 200 feet here. we saw the person who may be the driven. he was given a breathalyzer test as we arrived. the chp says it is still being investigated whether speed or alcohol was in the crash. the passenger has moderate to major injuries according to the chp and was taken to a local hospital. >> it has major damage to it. obviously, going down the embankment, it didn't hit much debris but on the way down it did sustain damage to the front, left front fender as well as undercarriage damage. >> reporter: and again, no other injuries to report. no other vehicles were involved. but this morning, a tow company has been called in to get the car below the cliff. i
brian flores has more. brian? >> reporter: emergency crews finished up a few minutes ago. both lanes of highway 35 are reopen. besigned me is the general area where this car went off the cliff here. lights just started showing up here. but still very dark out here, as you can see. emergency crews and the california highway patrol, they were hoping to get the car that drove off the cliff. the car drove off the cliff 100 to 200 feet here. we saw the person who may be the driven. he was...
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brian flores will be out there. [laughter] >> the national retail federation shows 10% of all americans say they will still be in the malls today. some shoppers say they like the energy of shopping right up until the last minute. others say they hate the crowds. but they just couldn't get to the stores any time sooner. >>> it turns out shoes are money of the -- are one of the most popular gifts. shoppers say shoes are one gift they know that will be used and the sizes are unlikely to rank. footwear ranks fifth on the list of the most popular gifts this year. they weren't in the top ten last year. some shoppers like giving something that's a bit extravagant but practical. >>> santa has begun his journey around the world. norad tracks santa every year. here is a look at where he is now and the gifts. do we know where he is at now? >> where is? >> we don't know. he's somewhere. he's moving very fast. he was in china a few hours ago. norad has partnered with the mapping service to show the stops around the world. >> and
brian flores will be out there. [laughter] >> the national retail federation shows 10% of all americans say they will still be in the malls today. some shoppers say they like the energy of shopping right up until the last minute. others say they hate the crowds. but they just couldn't get to the stores any time sooner. >>> it turns out shoes are money of the -- are one of the most popular gifts. shoppers say shoes are one gift they know that will be used and the sizes are...
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i'm brian flores. dave clark is off. it's tuesday, december 25th. >>> ktvu was first on the scene of a south bay fryer that through to -- fire that grew to three alarms. janine de la vega is live with more. >> reporter: firefighters are on the scene mopping up. they are inside this commercial building putting out hot spots. this is an industrial area close to the los gatos border. it's not near residential homes. let's go to video. this was taken earlier this morning, where you can see flames shooting up from the roof as high as 15 feet in the air. two aerial ladders were used to spray water on the flames. firefighters believe no one was inside. but it appears two businesses were run out of the building with one suffering the brunt of the damage. >> i did a lap around the building and it looks like the back half of the building here is burned completely. the roof is gone. all of the property inside is gone, too. it looked like it was some sort of manufacturing, maybe a battery, electric-type vehicle operation. not sure a
i'm brian flores. dave clark is off. it's tuesday, december 25th. >>> ktvu was first on the scene of a south bay fryer that through to -- fire that grew to three alarms. janine de la vega is live with more. >> reporter: firefighters are on the scene mopping up. they are inside this commercial building putting out hot spots. this is an industrial area close to the los gatos border. it's not near residential homes. let's go to video. this was taken earlier this morning, where you...